Iris setosa




Family Iridaceae
Subfamily Iridoideae
Tribe Irideae
Scientific name Iris setosa Pallas ex Link
Synonyms none
Common name (Japanese common name) hiougi-ayame (ヒオウギアヤメ, 檜扇菖蒲 [meaning: Japanese cypress fan iris])
(English common name) Arctic blue flag, Arctic iris, beachhead iris, mountain iris
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Central region)
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Canada, USA
Habitat (Hokkaido) swamp, riverside; (Honshu) mountane stream or swamp
Chromosomal number 2n=38
Description Leaves 20-40cm long, 1-2cm wide. Scapes electing 30-90cm tall, bracteoles 2-4cm long. Flowers pedicelets 3-4cm long, purple or pale purple ca. 8cm across, inner perianths ca. 1cm long, flowering in May to August. Fruits 3-3.5cm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Iris setosa Pall. ex Link
Iris setosa Pallas ex Link
Polyphenols in Iris setosa var. canadensis and Their Chemotaxonomic Comparisons with Three Japanese Varieties
Wild Iris Species in Japan
Water purificant (US Patent 6254800/2001)
Iris transformation method (US Patent 6459017/2002)
Low complexity classification from a single unattended ground sensor node (US Patent 7343362/2008)
Note Iris setosa Pallas ex Link var. canadensis M. Foster (syn. Iris hookeri Penny ex G. Don) is a local variety of Iris setosa Pallas ex Link var. setosa.



June 2008
at Lake Tofutsu
June 2008
at beach in Abashiri City
May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden



June 2008
at beach in Abashiri City
June 2008
at Lake Tofutsu